Just to clarify, since I commented in a sibling comment. I agree with the above and think that Good Ventures would still be reputationally on the hook of what an endowment would fund (edit: and generally think that just putting more layers between you and a thing you want to support but not be associated, in order to reduce the risk of association, is a tool that comes with large negative externalities and loss of trust).
The reason why I think it would help is because it would nevertheless genuinely increase funder diversity in the ecosystem, which is something that you said you cared about. I do think that might still expose your and Cari’s reputation to some risk, which I understand is something you also care a bunch about, but I don’t think is a good argument on altruistic grounds (which is fine, it’s your money).
Like I said, I proposed it myself. So I’m sympathetic to the idea, and maybe we’ll come back to it in some years if it truly becomes impossible to achieve real plurality.
Just to clarify, since I commented in a sibling comment. I agree with the above and think that Good Ventures would still be reputationally on the hook of what an endowment would fund (edit: and generally think that just putting more layers between you and a thing you want to support but not be associated, in order to reduce the risk of association, is a tool that comes with large negative externalities and loss of trust).
The reason why I think it would help is because it would nevertheless genuinely increase funder diversity in the ecosystem, which is something that you said you cared about. I do think that might still expose your and Cari’s reputation to some risk, which I understand is something you also care a bunch about, but I don’t think is a good argument on altruistic grounds (which is fine, it’s your money).
Like I said, I proposed it myself. So I’m sympathetic to the idea, and maybe we’ll come back to it in some years if it truly becomes impossible to achieve real plurality.